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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Prostate Cancer Screening

How long has it been since you had your last digital rectal exam?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years > 3 years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,164 2,110 48.3 46.4-50.2 568 13.6 12.4-14.9 211 5.1 4.4- 6.0 494 11.9 10.7-13.2 781 21.1 19.6-22.8
-Northeast Partnership I 127 63 51.4 41.6-61.0 22 15.7 10.1-23.6 8 5.7 2.7-11.6 9 7.4 3.6-14.6 25 19.8 13.0-29.0
RACE
White 71 37 54.5 41.2-67.1 11 15.1 8.2-26.1 5 5.9 2.3-14.7 8 11.7 5.5-23.2 10 12.8 6.2-24.9
Other 56 26 48.0 34.0-62.3 11 16.4 8.6-29.2 3 5.3 1.6-16.3 1 2.9 0.4-17.6 15 27.4 16.4-42.1
AGE
18-44 12 7 60.1 30.2-83.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 9.3 1.3-44.8 4 30.6 10.5-62.3
45+ 115 56 50.1 39.9-60.4 22 17.9 11.6-26.7 8 6.4 3.0-13.1 8 7.2 3.3-14.8 21 18.3 11.5-27.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 79 35 44.9 32.8-57.7 15 16.9 9.8-27.5 4 4.7 1.6-13.0 8 11.0 5.2-21.6 17 22.5 13.6-34.8
Some College + 48 28 63.0 47.4-76.3 7 13.7 6.3-27.1 4 7.3 2.5-19.4 1 1.0 0.1- 7.1 8 15.0 6.8-29.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 84 39 49.5 37.4-61.7 15 14.8 8.6-24.4 6 5.8 2.4-13.6 6 8.6 3.7-18.8 18 21.2 12.9-32.9
$50,000+ 25 17 68.3 46.8-84.0 2 9.6 2.4-31.5 2 8.8 2.2-29.2 2 6.9 1.4-28.2 2 6.5 1.6-23.1

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*This question was asked only of only male respondents and reported having a DRE and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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